Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "James R. \"Jimmy\" Needles (March 3, 1900 - July 22, 1969) was an American basketball coach best known for being the United States' first Olympic basketball coach in 1936.Born in Tacoma, Washington in 1900, Needles studied at the University of San Francisco, then known as Saint Ignatius College. Needles played basketball for the then-Grey Fog, becoming a player-coach during his senior year in 1924. He was appointed the basketball team's full-time coach upon his graduation."@en }
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- Jimmy_Needles comment "James R. \"Jimmy\" Needles (March 3, 1900 - July 22, 1969) was an American basketball coach best known for being the United States' first Olympic basketball coach in 1936.Born in Tacoma, Washington in 1900, Needles studied at the University of San Francisco, then known as Saint Ignatius College. Needles played basketball for the then-Grey Fog, becoming a player-coach during his senior year in 1924. He was appointed the basketball team's full-time coach upon his graduation.".